<h1>Attack on people waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza raises urgent concerns about protection of civilians and humanitarian access.</h1> Israeli forces and aerial platforms fired on crowds assembled to receive humanitarian aid in central Gaza, killing multiple civilians and wounding many more according to hospital reports and eyewitnesses. Witnesses reported drones surveilling the crowd followed by gunfire from tanks and drones as people advanced toward approaching aid trucks; hospitals received numerous dead and critically injured, with several transferred for advanced care. The reporting does not distinguish civilian status and includes no immediate military comment.